Icelandic Winter Adventure 2018

Icelandic Winter Adventure 2018

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with Nick Page and Thor Jonsson

Iceland, The Land of Fire and Ice has to be on the bucket list of every landscape photographer around the world. Join Nick Page and Thorarinn Jonsson, a local Icelandic professional photographer on this customized photo tour that will take you to some of Iceland's most iconic locations at the very best possible times of the day.

Dates:

Dates have been set for November 30th - December 8th 2018. At this time of year we have sunrises around 10am and sunsets around 4pm meaning we can have soft/golden hour light for most of the day. This also means more darker hours which is good in terms of northern lights if conditions are favorable.

This workshop is limited to 10 students, small group means more time for each student.

How to properly expose for an image throughout all variety of light including prime and non-prime lighting conditions.

How to photograph the night sky, create star trails and with some luck, capture the aurora borealis!

How to use their camera to it´s best capabilities.

How to utilize motion blur to capture dramatic seascapes and waterfall images.

Workflow techniques for Lightroom and Photoshop.

Much, much more!

What you need:

A DSLR camera

A variety of lenses - a wide angle lens will be your most used on this trip.

A sturdy tripod

An intervalometer (to create star trails... a cheap one will do just fine)

Multiple memory cards

Extra batteries

Laptop with photoshop and/or Lightroom installed.

Itinerary:

We start in Keflavík, we must keep our itinerary flexible since we will base exact location choices on weather and best conditions for photographing each time. This tour covers Snæfellsnes peninsula home to the famous Mt. Kirkjufell and other fantastic location and the South Coast which is home to many of the most picturesque locations in Iceland like Jokulsarlon, Vik, Skaftafell, Vestrahorn along with miles of black sandy beaches and a host of majestic waterfalls

This 9 day / 8 night photographic tour is designed purely with photographers in mind and at a time of the year when we should be experiencing amazing light. Thor knows his home country like no other, and this trip is shaping up to be one epic adventure.We'll will try to have post processing session at some point in the tour.

Kirkjufell:This 463m high pyramid shaped mountain is a high priority location to many of our clients, whether it be in summer or winter time and no wonder why.This mountain is probably one of the most photographed mountain in the world and for good reason. The Kirkjufellsá river with its beautiful waterfalls make a magnificent foreground for this majestic mountain creating a perfect combo in all conditions.During winter time this location is ideal for fantastic northern light scenes.

Day 4-5-6 : ( 3rd-5th Dec )

Glacier lagoon will be our playground for the next few days. But before we get there we need to drive most of the south coast so we will stop at hand picked location.The Glacier lagoon area is probably one on the most famous places in Iceland with its floating icebergs. Just below the lagoon is the mystical diamond beach. On one of the days we are staying in this area we will visit Vestrahorn, a raw mountain with many compositional options like sand dunes, reflection and waves.If conditions will allow we will visit an ice cave.

Accommodation close to the Lagoon.

Day 7: 6th Dec

After shooting sunrise at the lagoon we will start to make our way west towards Vík where we will be photographing the stunning seascapes of Dyrhólaey and Reynisdranga amongst other things.

Accommodation near Vík

Day 8 : 7th Dec

This is our last day on the road. We will shoot a sunrise near Vik and then checkout of our hotel and start making our way back towards Keflavík. along with the majestic waterfalls of Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss among other things. We might stick around at the south coast and shoot sunset or drive towards Reykjanes peninsula and explore there a bit.

Registration:

This workshop is based upon a first come, first serve priority and available spots will be updated on this page.

Arrival day: Friday 30th November 2018:

We aim to start the tour around noon from Keflavík, and we head straight towards Snæfellsnes peninsula. If you arrive a day earlier we'll pick you up on our way, we do suggest you either stay in Keflavík or Reykjavík.